| Accession Number | P02468.465 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film copy negative |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Vic. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of VX43533 Private Norman Charles Adlington, 2/9th ...
Description
Vic. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of VX43533 Private Norman Charles Adlington, 2/9th Field Ambulance, Australian Army Medical Corps. He was one of over 2000 Allied prisoners of war (POW) held in the Sandakan POW camp in north Borneo, having been transferred there from Singapore as a part of B Force. The 1494 POW's that made up B Force, were transported from Changi on 7 July 1942 on board the tramp ship Ubi Maru, arriving in Sandakan Harbour on 18 July 1942. Private Adlington, aged 26, died as a prisoner of the Japanese on 12 February 1945. He was the son of Charles and Serena Morrison Adlington, of Mentone, Vic. He is commemorated on the Labuan Memorial Panel 26. (Photograph copied from AWM232, items 4 and 5. Personal information from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database.)